Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

VEN: FDA LINE ALREADY REJECTED

THIS ERROR MESSAGE HAPPENS ONLY BETWEEN CUSTOMS ACS AND FDA'S SYSTEM. FDA SENDS INFORMATION VIA CUSTOMS TO THE FILER BY THE "LP" TRANSACTION. THIS ERROR OCCURS WHEN FDA HAS SENT AN "LP" INDICATING THAT THE ENTRY SHOULD BE REJECTED FOR FDA PURPOSES AND THE LINE IN QUESTION IS ALREADY IN FDA REJECT STATUS.
BRW: EARLIEST SUMM DATE MUST = SPACES

RECONCILIATION: WHEN THE R10 ISSUE CODE = 'NF', THE R10 EARLIEST SUMMARY DATE MUST = SPACES. 
BRB: INTERES AMOUNT MISMATCH (R17:R91)

THE PAYABLE INTEREST AMOUNT IN THE R17 RECORD MUST = THE INTEREST AMOUNT IN THE R91 RECORD. IF NO INTEREST IS PAYABLE, BOTH THE R17 AND R91 RECORDS MUST INDICATE ZEROES FOR THE INTEREST AMOUNT. 
38N: RESTRICTED COUNTRY

THE IMPORT RESTRICTION INDICATOR FOR THIS COUNTRY IS "1" ON THE COUNTRY CODE FILE. THIS INDICATES THAT THIS COUNTRY IS RESTRICTED FROM IMPORTING TO THE U.S. OR THAT THE COUNTRY'S CODE HAS BEEN RENDERED INACTIVE OR INVALID. SINCE THERE IS NO INACTIVE/INVALID CODE IN THE COUNTRY CODE FILE, THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT USE IS BY MAKING THE COUNTRY "RESTRICTED". AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE COUNTRY CODE 'SQ' FOR SLOVAKIA. EFFECTIVE 03/01/93, THIS COUNTRY CODE WAS NO LONGER VALID. IT CHANGED TO 'SK'. A FILER MIGHT BE MISLED BY THE "RESTRICTED" INDICATOR THEY RECEIVE BACK ON A QUERY OR BY THIS MESSAGE WHEN TRANSMITTING AN ENTRY AND RECEIVING A REJECT. THIS LATTER TYPE OF COUNTRY CODE IS "INVALID" RATHER THAN RESTRICTED.
AP7: AFR REVIEW DATA REJECTED

THE REQUEST REVIEW OF DENIAL OF APPLICATION FOR FURTHER REVIEW INDICATOR MUST BE 'R', NO OTHER VALUE IS ACCEPTED. THE REQUEST MUST BE MADE WITHIN 60 DAY THE DATE OF NOTICE OF DENIAL OF FURTHER REVIEW. THE REQUEST CAN ONLY BE SUBMITTED ONE TIME. REQUEST CANNOT BE MADE IF NO APPLICATION FOR FURTHER REVIEW WAS MADE.
AQD: TARIFF ACT CITATION REQUIRED

THIS FIELD IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE SECTION OF CUSTOMS CODE UNDER WHICH THE PROTEST, CLAIM OR INTERVENTION IS BEING FILED. VALID VALUES ARE: ST. THE ELECTRONIC PROTEST SWITCH MUST BE SET TO 'YES'. PLEASE CONTACT THE POR . R MX' OR 'CA' FOR MEXICAN AND CANADIAN ADDRESSES (USED WHEN THE PROTESTANT TYPE IS 'F'. RANSMITTING 'S'.IF THE PJ OR PREVIOUS QJ OR RJ WAS TRANSMITTED TO UPDATE TO SAMPLE SENT, A SUBSEQUENT QJ OR RJ CANNOT BE USED TO CHANGE THE SAMPLE SENT BACK TO NO SAMPLE. INSTEAD THE FILER MUST CONTACT THE PROTEST PROCESSING TEAM AT THE PORT WHERE THE PROTEST WAS FILED AND REQUEST CUSTOMS MANUALLY UPDATE THE RECORD.
VBW: DT HS7: WARN - TIRE BRAND MISSING

IF A FILER TRANSMITS A 'T' IN THE DOT DT01 RECORD, POSITION 37 AND THE TIRE MANUFACTURER ID CODE IN POSITIONS 38-40, THE TIRE MANUFACTURER BRAND NAME SHOULD BE SENT IN POSITIONS 41-60.
VKZ: HLT: LEN REQUIRED W/ OPTIONAL POS

A LENGTH VALUED MUST BE SPECIFIED FOR THE OPTIMAL POSITION/LENGTH PARAMETER WHEN A POSITION IS SPECIFIED. 
16E: VALUE/QUANTITY INVALID

THE UNIT VALUE OF THE ITEM REPORTED UNDER THIS TARIFF NUMBER DOES NOT FALL IN THE RANGE STATED BY THE TARIFF NUMBER'S DESCRIPTION IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF RECORDS. AS AS EXAMPLE, TARIFF NUMBER 6402195030 IS FOR CERTAIN FOOTWEAR VALUED OVER $3.00 PER PAIR, BUT NOT OVER $6.50 PER PAIR. IF A SHIPMENT REPORTS 100 PAIRS AT A TOTAL VALUE OF $285, THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT, AS THE UNIT PRICE PER PAIR OF SHOES WOULD BE $2.85. THE FILER SHOULD REVERIFY THAT THE CORRECT VALUE AND QUANTITY IS BEING REPORTED AND, IF SO, SELECT A TARIFF NUMBER THAT CORRECTLY DESCRIBES THE VALUE/QUANTITY RANGE FOR THE IMPORTATION.
4BA: REL PROCESSING NOT TEST/OPER

THIS MESSAGE IS USUALLY FOUND WHEN FILERS ARE FIRST TESTING ABI. NORMAL PROCEDURES ARE TO TEST ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT FIRST. DURING SUMMARY TESTING, FILERS MAY NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY BE SET UP FOR CARGO RELEASE TESTING. IF THE FILER TRANSMITS A CARGO RELEASE INPUT WHILE IN SUMMARY TEST STATUS, THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO OCCUR WHEN THE PORT (AND FILER) ARE NOT SET UP FOR BORDER CARGO SELECTIVITY BUT THE FILER IS OPERATIONAL FOR ENTRY SUMMARY AND REGULARY CARGO SELECTIVITY.
VLM: DRAWBACK DELETE CODE INVALID

THIS MESSAGE WILL APPEAR IF THE FILER HAS USED AN ADDITION/DELETION CODE OF 'D' ON THE 'CH' HEADER RECORD OF THE DRAWBACK DISKETTE (THE D10 ABI RECORD) AND THE CLAIM IS ALREADY IN A CUSTOMS STATUS. A DELETE OF A CLAIM BY A FILER CAN ONLY BE HONORED IF THE CLAIM IS STILL IN 'ABI' STATUS. ALL CLAIMS CREATED BY DISKETTE OR VIA ABI ARE PLACED IN ABI STATUS BY ACS WHEN FIRST ACCEPTED ERROR-FREE. THE SAME LOGIC APPLIES TO IMPORT ENTRIES FILED ELECTRONICALLY VIA ABI. ONCE IN CUSTOMS STATUS, THEY CANNOT BE DELETED BY THE FILER. NOTE: THE CLAIM CANNOT BE DELETED AT ALL IF ACCELERATED DRAWBACK HAS BEEN PAID. IF ACCELERATED DRAWBACK HAS BEEN PAID AND THE FILER WISHES TO DELETE, THE CLAIM WILL HAVE TO BE LIQUIDATED "NO DRAWBACK" AND A BILL ISSUED FOR REPAYMENT OF THE ACCELERATED DRAWBACK. IF ACCELERATED HAS NOT BEEN PAID, BUT THE ENTRY IS IN A CUSTOMS STATUS, IT CAN BE CANCELLED, BUT NOT DELETED.
ACW: STATE CODE MUST BE 'FN'

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN "ADDED 5106" TRANSACTION, APPLICATION IDENTIFIER TI. IF THE ABI FILER REQUESTS A CUSTOMS-ASSIGNED NUMBER FOR A FOREIGN-BASED COMPANY, AND THE COMPANY IS LOCATED IN A COUNTRY OTHER THAN CANADA, THE INPUT RECORDS MUST SHOW "FN" AS THE STATE CODE. IF THE T2 RECORD, POS 68-69 DOES NOT REFLECT "FN" OR IS LEFT BLANK, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
834: ADD INVALID - BROKER REF MISMATCH

IF AN ENTRY SUMMARY RECORD EXISTS AND AN ADD TRANSACTION IS SUBMITTED VIA BATCH ABI INPUT, THE BROKER REFERENCE NUMBER IN THE EXISTING RECORD MUST MATCH THE BROKER REFERENCE NUMBER IN THE '20' RECORD OF THE BATCH ADD TRANSACTION. FILERS MAY CHANGE THEIR FILER REFERENCE NUMBER IF THEY USE ACTION CODE OF "R" (REPLACE) OR "C" (CHANGE) IN LIEU OF "A" (ADD). THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO RESULT IF THE CARGO DATA INPUT APPLICATION (HI) OR THE BORDER CARGO RELEASE APPLICATION (HN) IS USED AND THE "A" ACTION CODE IS TRANSMITTED WITH A DIFFERENT BROKER REFERENCE NUMBER THAN WAS USED ON THE INITIAL INPUT.
VLE: INVALID NAFTA NET COST CLAIM

THE NAFTA NET COST CLAIM INDICATOR IS SENT IN THE EI TRANSACTION, RECORD 40, POSITION 79. IT CAN BE EITHER A 'Y' FOR "YES" OR SPACE FILLED IF IT DOES NOT APPLY. TO QUALIFY FOR NAFTA THE REGIONAL VALUE CONTENT (RVC) MUST BE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE. THE VALUE CAN EITHER BE TRANSACTION VALUE OR NET COST METHOD. IF THE LATTER, THIS CLAIM IS MADE. IF THE CLAIM IS MADE THERE MUST BE A VALID SPI OF CA, MX, B# OR C# IN POSITIONS 78-79 OF THE EI 50 RECORD. SEE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES 94-0238 AND 94-0840.
VNH: FD 701: BASE UNIT MUST BE LAST

IN THE FDA INTERFACE, UP TO SIX QUANTITIES AND UNITS OF MEASURE (UOM) CAN BE TRANSMITTED. FIVE QUANTITIES/UOM CAN BE SENT IN REC FD02, POS 5-18, 19-32, 33-46, 47-60 AND 61-74 (CATAIR, PAGE OGA-30). THE SIXTH, IF APPLICABLE, IS SENT IN REC FD04, POS 5-18 (CATAIR, PAGE OGA-35). IF QUANTITIES/UOM'S ARE SENT THEN AT LEAST ONE OF THEM MUST BE A "BASE UNIT" AND IF MORE THAN ONE IS SENT THE BASE UNIT MUST BE IN THE LAST POSITION. IF, FOR EXAMPLE, THREE QUANTITIES/UOM'S ARE SENT THE BASE QUANTITY MUST BE IN THE "UNIT 3 QUANTITY AND MEASURE BLOCK (REC FD01, POS 33-46). IF ONLY ONE QUANTITY/UOM IS SENT IT MUST BE A BASE UNIT AND SENT IN THE UNIT 1 QUANTITY AND MEASURE BLOCK (REC FD01, POS 1-18). FDA BASE UNITS ARE SHOWN IN THE CATAIR, PAGES OGA-31.
BRQ: EARLIEST IMPORT DATE MISMATCH

WHEN THE RECONCILIATION SUMMARY ISSUE CODE ON THE 'RA' TRANSACTION 'R10' RECORD = 'NF', THE EARLIEST IMPORT DATE MUST BE GIVEN AND MUST MATCH THE EARLIEST IMPORT DATE IN ACS OF ANY OF THE ASSOCIATED IMPORTS GIVEN IN THE 'R20' RECORDS.
VKE: HLT:DBID REQUIRED

DBID IS REQUIRED TO CREATE A TABLE/LOCATE INQUIRY DEFINITION. 
27E: *CENSUS* OR-HI VAL/QTY (1)TARIFF2

THE UNIT PRICE (VALUE/PRIMARY QUANTITY) IS NOT WITHIN SPECIFIC LIMITS  
29E: "B" RECORD MISSING OR INVALID

THIS MESSAGE INDICATES THAT THE "B" RECORD IS MISSING IN AN A-Z BATCH. IN MOST CASES, THE ERROR MESSAGE NUMBER IS NOT DISPLAYED IN THE ABI OUTPUT WHEN THIS ERROR OCCURS. 
DKC: DUPLICATE CONTRACT # ENCOUNTERED

THIS MESSAGE MEANS THE SAME CONTRACT APPEARS MORE THAN ONCE FOR THIS DRAWBACK CLAIM, EITHER IN THE 'CH' CLAIM HEADER (D11) OR THE 'CN' CONTRACT TRAILER (D A GIVEN CONTRACT SHOULD ONLY BE SHOWN ONCE IN A CLAIM. 
AP2: HEADER/DETAIL DATA REQUIRED

ONE OR MORE REQUIRED RECORDS IS MISSING. A P10 IS REQUIRED FOR INITIAL, AMENDMENT, ADDENDA, AND SERVICE REQUESTS. THE P11 IS REQUIRED FOR INITIAL FILING. THE P11 SHOULD BE USED AS PART OF THE AMENDMENT OR ADDENDA ONLY TO CHANGE A 'N' (NO) SAMPLE AND/OR 'N' (NO) HARDCOPY INDICATOR TO 'S' (SENT). THE P15 RECORD IS REQUIRED FOR INITIAL FILING. THE P16 RECORD IS REQUIRED WHEN FURTHER REVIEW IS REQUESTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING P10 OF THE INITIAL FILING OR AMENDMENT TRANSACTION.
097: ENTRY NBR ON HISTORY FILE

THE ENTRY NUMBER INPUT IS IN THE HISTORY FILE IN ABBREVIATED FORMAT.
0M9: INVALID ISO CODE FOR MFG ID

THE TWO CHARACTER ISO CODE USED IN THE MANUFACTURER IDENTIFICATION (MID) FIELD ON SUMMARY OR CARGO RELEASE INPUT TRANSMISSIONS MUST REPRESENT A VALID COUNTRY WHICH IS LISTED ON THE COUNTRY CODE DATABASE. IF THE CODE IS NOT ON THAT DATABASE, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. THE MID IS TRANSMITTED IN THE SUMMARY INPUT IN REC 60, POS 43-58 AND IN THE CARGO RELEASE INPUT IN REC H5, POS 18-32. IF THE ENTRY INVOLVES A CANADIAN MID, THE ISO CODE MUST BE ONE OF THE 10 CANADIAN PROVINCE CODES (X, FOLLOWED BY AN ALPHA CHARACTER). ERROR MESSAGE AAM WILL BE GENERATED FOR INCORRECT CANADIAN MIDS. FOR AUTOMATED INVOICE (APPL CI), THE RECORDS AFFECTED ARE THE C01 RECORD, THE C08 RECORD, AND THE C11 RECORD.
B16: MID INVALID - LESS THAN 7 CHARACT

MANUFACTURER IDENTIFIER CODE CONTAINS LESS THAN SEVEN CHARACTERS.
VBQ: FW 3-177: NO MID NAME/ADDRESS

IF A SUMMARY IS TRANSMITTED WITH FISH AND WILDLIFE DATA AND THE MANUFACTURER ID IN THE FW03 RECORD IS LISTED ON THE MID FILE IN "PENDING" STATUS, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. THAT FILE IS NOT CURRENTLY BEING EXPANDED WHEN FILERS TRANSMIT MID'S WITHOUT CORRESPONDING NAME AND ADDRESS DATA, SO THIS ERROR MESSAGE SHOULD NOT OCCUR OFTEN, IF AT ALL.

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